Happy Halloween

Its that time of year!

It starts out like any ordinary day with the mild mannered horses out in the pasture...

Then suddenly,
 faster than a speeding bullet,
more powerful than a locomotive,
and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound,
the horse of steel  shows up!

Its Halloween....
This looks like a job for

SUPERHORSE!

Happy Halloween from the Blue Rock Ranch!

Meeting Clem, The Scarecrow

 

 

 

Halloween Fun

We camped at one of Indiana's favorite state parks, Brown County

 & participated in the fall festivities.

First we decorated our campsite for the Just for Fun Halloween decorating contest.

Some of our Trick or Treaters ready to hit the haunted trail.

(the puppy was busy!)

 Golden hills of southern Indiana

Halloween, Naturally

Its that time of year again,

when goblins & ghouls appear and dance in the imagination of the kids.

Here at the Blue Rock Ranch, you don't have to conjure up scary stuff.

It can be found right along the trails.

Let's take a look!

Creepy cobweb

Wise old owl

Brown bat

Vulture

Bones

Perhaps even a wispy ghost or two!

Fog & Frost

This morning is was 31° with lots of fog.
I think there was frost out there, but who knows?
I can't even see three 1000lb. horses!

Girls' Road Trip

A pretty fall day, good friends & some free time equals a road trip with the girls.

The perfect place to go in the fall, Turkey Run.

The trails may be rugged & strenuous,

but nothing scares these old broads!

Whether we take the high trail

Or the low trail

 No matter if our shoes got wet

 Or we stayed high & dry,

We kept going,

And never stopped,

Well ok, maybe once.

We survived!

We came & we conquered the infamous Turkey Run trail 3!

The Prettiest Time of the Year

We made it home from the Southwest just in time for the peak of the fall color.

It rained almost everyday we were gone, so the pastures are green.

 But the leaves are vibrant.

I'm glad we didn't miss the show!

Superstion Mountains

Last stop is the Phoenix area before we head home.  I love the Supertition Mountains, so we had to take one last hike there.

We chose the Heiroglyphic Trail.

The hike was uphill to an area where tiny waterfalls flowed & small pools of water collected in the rocks.

It must have been a significant spot in ancient times.

There were numerous petroglyphs etched into the rocks.

There was also a small cave. I explored it and found a grass & weed nest, probably a rodent's cache for the winter.

The only wildlife we saw was this quail that ran in front of us.

But it was still a wonderful hike to end our vacation.

So long, Southwest!

Red Rock Country

We are staying a few days in Sedona, one of my favorite places.

Its easy to see why.  Its so scenic.

Can you spot Snoopy Rock?

We hiked to the Chapel of the Holy Cross, a church built into the mountain.

And we hiked around Bell Rock.  

I could spend many more days in Sedona, but we have to move on with fond memories of the beautiful red rocks.

Two Fun Hikes

Today we left Winslow and drove to Walnut Canyon National Monument.

800 years ago, native people called Sinagua, created dwellings in the cliff walls sheltered by overhanging rock shelves.

Their homes lined the sides of the 370 feet tall canyon.

After 180 steps down, we walked along a trail that hugged the side of the canyon.  

It was a walk back in time.

Then we drove south to the red rocks of Sedona, stopping for this deer on our way.

Another hike with lots of steps which led to...

Devil's bridge.

(I was too scared to walk out on the bridge, but got a photo of Rick checking out the view!)